Command culture [electronic resource] : officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II / J�org Muth.
Publication details: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 366 pSubject(s):- United States. Army -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 20th century
- United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th century
- Military education -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Military education -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th century
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- U408 .M87 2011eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelude: Military relations between the United States and Germany and the Great General Staff fantasy -- The selection and commissioning of officers -- No "brother officers": cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point -- "To learn how to die": Kadetten in Germany -- Intermediate advanced education and promotion -- The importance of doctrine and how to manage: the American command and General Staff school and the overlooked infantry school -- The importance of the attack and how to lead: the German Kriegsakademie -- Conclusions -- Education, culture, and consequences -- Author's afterword -- Officers' rank index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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